Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

The arrest of Vice President Riek Machar could trigger a new wave of fighting in Africa's youngest nation. Analysts are ...

The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...

The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war.

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” ...

South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, fell into a bloody civil war soon after gaining independence in 2011, as forces aligned with Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fought those loyal to Machar ...

The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war UNITED NATIONS -- South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war ...

Here’s a look at the issues underpinning the conflict in South ... start of a civil war that killed an estimated 400,000 people. What does Machar want? Machar has served as South Sudan’s ...

UNITED NATIONS — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden ...

Fears of Civil War in South Sudan Stem From Political Rivalry Between the President and His Deputy KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan ...